In recent years, Uzbekistan has carried out significant work to enhance the role and status of women in society, ensure the protection of their rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, social support, create decent quality and living conditions, promote gender equality in economic, political and social life for the realization of equal rights and opportunities for women and men, as well as compliance with fundamental human rights.

As President Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted, every woman should not be a passive observer, but an active participant in the democratic transformations taking place in the country. As one of the main directions of state policy, the Head of state identified issues of ensuring the rights and interests of women, increasing their economic, social, and political activity.

The renewed Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan creates a solid legal basis for preventing discrimination against women.  For example, according to Article 42, it is prohibited to refuse to hire women, dismiss them from work and reduce their wages for reasons related to pregnancy or having a child. In accordance with article 58 of the renewed Constitution, equality of rights and opportunities of women and men in the management of the affairs of society and the state is ensured.

The practical implementation of the above-mentioned reforms in relation to ensuring gender equality could also be seen in the process of conducting reforms on introducing amendments and additions to the Basic Law. 14 district commissions were created in the country, in the leadership of which the number of women was 38%. For the first time, women were appointed to the post of chairperson of two district commissions. For the first time in the history of the country, amendments to the Constitution were adopted by referendum.

All the necessary conditions were created for voters. Uzbekistan citizens at home and abroad actively participated in the voting process. People with disabilities, women who recently became happy mothers, and representatives of the older generation who could not attend the referendum sites, were allowed to exercise their constitutional rights. This suggests that the basis of all the transformations taking place in the country is human dignity. Uzbekistan people, in turn, have shown that they are not indifferent to the renewed Constitution, the state policy and the future of the country.

Alpomish Mashrabkhonov, UzA